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Justice Department Implores Judge to Punish Apple, Change iOS Content Ecosystem
Now that the U.S. Department of Justice has won the first round of its case against Apple over the matter of ebook price fixing, it’s seeking to punish the electronics giant and change the way content...
View ArticleDid the Death of Agency Pricing for Ebooks Kill Nook?
Many pixels have been spilled of late on Barnes & Noble’s downward trajectory*. Needless to say, things aren’t going well right now for the largest bookstore chain in the U.S. And I think the...
View ArticleDOJ Backtracks on Apple Punishment Recommendations
The U.S. Department of Justice backtracked from harsh penalties it recommended the U.S. Southern District Court impose on Apple as punishment for colluding to fix the price of ebooks. In early August,...
View ArticleDOJ’s Statement of Support for Apple’s Ebook Price-Fixing Punishment
[Press Release] STATEMENT BY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL BILL BAER ON REMEDY TO ADDRESS APPLE’S PRICE FIXING OF E-BOOKS Remedy Requires Apple to Modify Agreements with Five Publishers; Provides for a...
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Tablets Reign as Digital Platform for Children
By Beth Bacon The tablet is now the leading device for e-reading among children, according to a recent report from PlayCollective and Digital Book World. In the past six months, tablets have overtaken...
View ArticleApple’s Latest Tablet, iPad Air
[Press Release] Apple Announces iPad Air—Dramatically Thinner, Lighter & More Powerful iPad iPad mini Features Stunning Retina Display & 64-bit Apple-designed A7 Chip SAN FRANCISCO—October 22,...
View ArticleWhy it’s Too Early for Publishers to Give up on Media-Rich Ebooks
Some observers of digital publishing have questioned why the many powerful tablets in the market have not brought forth a new generation of media-rich ebooks that delight readers with new forms of...
View ArticleApple Puts Nearly 50 Million More E-Reading Devices Into Readers’ Hands in...
Related: Ebook Subscription Services Should Look to Youth, Smartphones [Press Release] Full release, including charts. iPhone Sales Grow 26% to Establish New September Quarter Record Apple® today...
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Why Beating Amazon Is So Hard
Publishers that think about Amazon as a multi-billion-dollar break-even business that doesn’t care if it makes money may be missing the point. A better way to look at the company is a conglomerate with...
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BISG Report – A Few More Ebook Stats
The BISG just released their latest report, Consumer Attitudes Towards Ebook Reading. It is a 41-page document chocked full of fascinating stats and information. There are major sections devoted to...
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4 Easy Steps To An Irresistible Book Blurb
Spirit Warriors has a short, compelling blurb. The blurb. The back-of-book description. The dust-cover copy. Whatever you call your book’s summary, it’s an important element of your marketing package....
View ArticleApple Expands E-Textbooks and Learning Management Worldwide
[Press Release]Apple Expands Worldwide Access to Educational Content iBooks Textbooks & iTunes U Course Manager Now Available in Over 50 CountriesApple® today announced iBooks® Textbooks and iTunes...
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Ebook Walled Gardens Are Real
Readers who buy ebooks from Kindle, Nook and iBooks are more likely to only buy ebooks from those retailers than those who buy ebooks from smaller ebook sellers like Google, Sony and Kobo.That’s the...
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Authors Think Publishers Make Better Books
When it comes to putting out a better quality product, authors think that publishers do better than authors can do on their own. That said, self-published authors believe they’ll get more creative...
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Some Differences Between Ebooks, Enhanced Ebooks, And Apps
A digital storybook in app format by Sourcebooks.Digital storybooks for children come in many flavors: ebooks, enhanced ebooks and apps. What’s the difference between the three? They each offer...
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Simon & Schuster Crowdsources Content for Sci-Fi Imprint
New science fiction Simon & Schuster imprint Simon451 will officially debut at ComiCon 2014 in New York City. Now, so will a novel culled from a student writing contest the publisher is organizing...
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Vook to Provide Publishers and Authors With More
When it comes to publishing platform providers, the arms race is on. Companies like Vook, Atavist and FastPencil are continuously upgrading their platforms and offerings to attract authors and...
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Nook Continues Bleeding
Another profitable quarter in the books for Barnes & Noble and another period in which Nook lost money.Revenue at the digital media division at the country’s largest bricks-and-mortar bookseller...
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Who Is Really an Author?
Depends on who you ask.Professional organizations like the Authors Guild and the Romance Writers of America have fairly strict requirements for what it takes to become a member. Some of those...
View ArticleIs Apple Now the No. 2 Ebook Retailer in the U.S.?
I wish I could give you a clear answer, but after nearly a month of investigation into whether Apple or Barnes & Noble is now the second-largest ebook retailer in the U.S., this is the best I have:...
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